Collaborate Disseminate
The majority of today’s lithium batteries use a rare and expensive metal called cobalt as part of the cathode component, but mining this material comes at a great cost to the environment. One of the greener alternatives is known as lithium ion phosphat… Continue reading Battery recycling breakthrough bolsters case against heavy metals
As a relatively rare and expensive heavy metal, cobalt serves as a vital but costly part of today’s lithium batteries, not just in terms of dollars but also for the environment and well-being of those tasked with mining it. A new battery design from th… Continue reading Cobalt-free battery leans on nickel for extra energy storage
It’s Nobel season again, with announcements of the prizes in literature, economics, medicine, physics, and chemistry going to worthies the world over. The wording of the Nobel citations are usually a vast oversimplification of decades of research and end up being a scientific word salad. But this year’s chemistry Nobel …read more
This new Bitdefender forensic investigation reveals a complete attack timeline and behavior of a notorious financial cybercriminal group, known as Carbanak. In mid-2018, Bitdefender researchers investigated a targeted attack on an Eastern European fina… Continue reading An APT Blueprint: Gaining New Visibility into Financial Threats
Aside from Brexit, Cyber Threats and Cyber Attack accusations against Russia are very much on the centre stage of UK government’s international political agenda at the moment. The government publically accused Russia’s military ‘GRU’ intelligence … Continue reading Cyber Security Roundup for October 2018
For the past twenty years, one of the main pieces of advice our industry gave to people regarding their email was “don’t open attachments from people you don’t know.” But what if your JOB is opening attachments from people you don’t know?
On Augu… Continue reading Fin7 and the Perfect Phish
In the wake of the global political fallout over the Salisbury nerve agent attack, there are reports of a growing threat of Russian state or Russian state-affiliated hacking groups conducting cyber attack reprisals against UK organisations, g… Continue reading Cyber Security Roundup for March 2018
The suspected leader behind the cyber crime group that targeted banks to rack up more than one billion Euros in damage over the past few years has been apprehended, according to the Spanish National Police. Continue reading Alleged Mastermind Behind Carbanak Crime Gang Arrested
The hackers have made ATMs across Europe spit out cash upon command. Continue reading Cobalt/Carbanak bank malware gang’s alleged leader arrested
ATM jackpot gang is thought to have infiltrated over 100 financial firms in 40 countries, costing banks more than one billion dollars.
Read more in my article on the We Live Security blog.
Continue reading Police arrest members of billion-dollar banking cybercrime gang